Yearly Archives : 2011

40 in 40: #28
When I was around 30 my kids were 9, 6, and 3. I was in the thick of young kid chaos. And I wasn't sure how things were going for me as a dad.
So I looked for a solution. I asked a mentor, whose kids I thought

40 in 40: #27
One of my sons went through a difficult experience recently.
It was not something he had anticipated, not a situation he wanted to be in, and changing the situation was going to be painful.
No parent wants to see their kid deal with a painful situation.
But pain is inevitable

40 in 40: #26
Some weeks I work really long hours.
In fact the next 6 months are likely to take quite a few hours per week to accomplish what I want to. I won't be working 80 hours every week but it's going to be a lot.
I rarely let my inbox

40 in 40: #25
By the time I was 20 I thought I had life all figured out.
By the time I was 30 I thought I had "arrived".
Now that I'm turning 40 I realize how much I have to learn about everything.
That doesn't diminish what I know. I know quite a

40 in 40: #24
I spent my 20's thinking about things.
I liked things. Wanted more things. It wasn't all I thought about but it took up more mental real estate than I wished.
I would spend a lot of time organizing and reorganizing my things. It's how I exercised control over my

Highlights From The Last 7 Days
The scoop:
Team Blue Ocean Ideas has started a number of new projects in the last week: one working on a real estate photo sharing site, one for the 3rd largest association in Baltimore where we are helping to lead and shape their marketing efforts, and

40 in 40: #22
Some posts are easy to write.
Today is Elise's 44th Birthday. I've known her for 22 of the 44 years. Been married for 20.
When we were married I knew she was a terrific women.
What has floored me since then was the depth at which we have been knit

40 in 40: #19
I'm a little behind on my 40 in 40.
I've spend the last 10 days tending to a kid with a broken leg, starting fall sports, marathon training, and taking on some significant new Blue Ocean Ideas projects. It's been hectic to say the least.
For one of our

40 in 40: #15
I ask a lot of questions.
Not nearly as many questions as my business partner, Brody Bond, but I still ask my fair share and then some.
In 1996 I asked a question of the CFO that landed me a new job at Erickson Retirement Communities.
In 2006 I asked